Filing for 2020 election is closed; here's who is running
Filing for the 2020 election has closed, and here are the candidates who filed to run for the U.S. Senate, congressional and Illinois house and senate seats that affect southern Illinois.
The Republican and Democratic parties will hold their primaries on Tuesday, March 17; the winning candidates will then move on to the November general election.
Where no one has run for a primary, the party has the right to appoint a candidate to run in the November election.
U.S. Senate
<b>U.S. Senator</b>Republican
Casey Chlebek, Glenview
Tom Tarter, Springfield
Mark C. Curran Jr., Libertyville
Peggy Hubbard, Belleville
Robert Marshall, Burr Ridge
Democratic
*Richard J. Durbin, Springfield
Congress
<b>12th congressional district</b>Franklin, Jackson, Perry, Randolph, Williamson counties Republican
*Mike Bost, Murphysboro
Democratic
Raymond Lenzi, Makanda
Joel D. Funk, Mascoutah
<b>15th congressional district</b>Gallatin and Saline counties, plus Clark, Clay, Clinton, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Edwards, Effingham, Fayette, Hamilton, Hardin, Jasper, Johnson, Lawrence, Marion, Massac, Moultrie, Pope, Richland, Shelby, Vermilion, Wabash, Washington, Wayne and White counties; and parts of Bond, Champaign, Ford and Madison counties.
Republican
Darren E. Duncan, Rossville
Kerry A. Wolff, Altamont
Mary Miller, Oakland
Kent Gray, Leland Grove
Kimberly Wade, Grafton
Chuck Ellington, Camargo
Democratic
Kevin Gaither, Charleston
Craig Morton, Salem
Erika C. Weaver, Mattoon
John W. Hursey Jr., Collinsville
Illinois Senate
<b>58th state Senate</b>Jackson, Perry, Randolph counties
Republican
Terri Bryant, Murphysboro
Democratic
No candidate
<b>59th state Senate</b>Franklin, Gallatin, Saline, Williamson counties
Seat is not up for election this cycle.
Illinois House
<b>115th House</b>Jackson, Perry counties
Republican
Zachary Meyer, Du Quoin
Clifford Lindemann, Bluford
Johnnie Ray Smith II, Ashley
John R. Howard, Texico
Will Stephens, Murphysboro
Paul Jacobs, Pomona
Democratic
No candidate.
<b>116th House</b>Perry, Randolph counties
Republican
Kevin Schmidt, Millstadt
David Friess, Red Bud
David M. Holder, Baldwin
Democratic
*Nathan Reitz, Steeleville
<b>117th House</b>Franklin, Williamson counties
Republican
*Dave Severin, Benton
Timothy C. Arview, West Frankfort
Democratic
No candidate
<b>118th House</b>Gallatin, Saline counties
Republican
*Patrick Windhorst, Metropolis
Democratic
No candidate
* denotes current incumbent officeholder